[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord. No. O-15A-86]
Compensation for the Mayor and Council shall
be paid as set forth in the current Salary and Wage Ordinance in effect
for their respective offices.[1] Expenses for Councilmen and the Mayor shall be allowed
where they are described in detail for particular duties or responsibilities
and, where feasible, approved in advance by the Council at a public
meeting.
A director may serve as a division head without
additional compensation. Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of
the head of any division by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise,
the Mayor may fill such vacancy temporarily by appointing an acting
head of such division, who shall have and perform all the functions,
powers and duties of such division until the office shall be filled
permanently.
A.
Bonds.
(1)
Every officer or employee of the Township who by virtue
of his office or position is entrusted with the receipt, custody or
expenditure of public moneys or funds and any other officer or employee
who may be so required by the Council shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office or position, execute and deliver a surety
bond in such amount as may be fixed by resolution of Council, binding
him to the municipality in its corporate name and conditioned upon
the true and faithful performance of his duty. Each officer or employee
required by law to give bond shall execute such a bond with the sufficient
surety and deliver the same to the Municipal Clerk, except that the
Clerk shall deliver his bond to the Treasurer before he enters upon
the discharge of the duties of his office or employment.
(2)
If any officer or employee shall neglect to execute
and deliver his bond as herein required within 30 days after due notification
of his election or appointment, his office may be declared vacant
by Council.
(3)
In every case in which any person is required by the
laws of the state or by any ordinance of the municipality to give
bond for the faithful performance of his duties, such bond shall be
secured by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state,
and the premium therefor shall be paid by the Township. Each such
bond shall be approved by the Township Attorney as to form and sufficiency,
and nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use
of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.
B.
Professional liability insurance.
[Added 9-18-1974]
(1)
Every officer or employee of the Township who by virtue
of his office or position provides professional services for the benefit
of the Township shall provide the Township Clerk with proof of the
existence of a liability insurance policy, providing an amount of
coverage not less than $1,000,000.
[Amended 9-30-1997 by Ord. No. O-53-97]
(2)
The term "professional services" means services rendered
or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized
profession and whose practice is regulated by law, including but not
limited to the Township Auditor, Township Engineer and Township Solicitor.
(3)
Whenever the Township Council determines that a special
project requires additional liability insurance it may require an
increase in liability insurance for the purposes of that project.
No rule or regulation made by any department
shall, except upon written approval of the Mayor, take effect until
at least 10 days after it is filed with the Municipal Clerk, as required
by the Charter. The Municipal Clerk shall maintain a docket of all
orders, rules and regulations filed in his office, which docket shall
show the name of the issuing department, a brief description of the
subject matter and the date of filing.
Each department head shall have power, except
as otherwise specifically provided, to suspend subordinate officers
and employees within the department, subject to applicable rules and
regulations of the Personnel Ordinance[1] and civil service.
A.
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements,
vouchers and other documents acquired or produced in any municipal
department shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved
and shall be and remain the sole property of the municipality and
shall not at any time be removed from the offices of such department
except when required for use in the official business of the municipality
and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each municipal
officer shall be responsible for assuring that the requirements of
this section are complied with in respect to his particular office.
This section shall be subject to the provisions of the Destruction
of Public Records Law (1953) (N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
B.
Public documents and records of the municipality shall,
during office hours, be open to public search, inspection or examination,
subject to and within the limitations prescribed by law, provided
that such search, inspection or examination does not interfere with
the orderly operation of the municipality.
Upon the termination of the term of office or
the employment of any officer, employee or board member, he shall
forthwith within 10 days deliver to his successor or, if there be
no successor, to the Clerk or other person who may be designated by
the Council to receive the same all moneys, books, papers, memoranda,
accounts and any data of any nature whatever pertaining to his office.
